Marcus Thames

Positions: Leftfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: March 6, 1977 in Louisville, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas State University (San Marcos, TX).

School: East Central Community College (Decatur, MS)

Debut: June 10, 2002 (Age 25-096d, 15,693rd in MLB history)
vs. ARI 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 6, 2011 (Age 34-122d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Marcus Markley Thames

Pronunciation: \TIMMS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

AB

1827

R

256

H

450

BA

.246

HR

115

RBI

301

SB

OBP

.309

SLG

.485

OPS

.794

OPS+

105

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1997	20	NYY-min	Rk,A	61	235	211	53	72	18	4	7	38	7	4	16	29	.341	.389	.564	.953		119	3	3	1	4	0		YNK,GBO · GULF,SALL
1998	21	NYY-min	A+	122	495	457	62	130	18	3	11	59	13	6	24	78	.284	.328	.409	.737		187	5	8	1	5	1		TAM · FLOR
1999	22	NYY-min	A+,AA	120	515	448	72	106	18	6	15	64	3	1	55	98	.237	.326	.404	.730		181	3	6	2	4	1		TAM,NCH · FLOR,EL
2000	23	NYY-min	AA	131	536	474	72	114	30	2	15	79	1	5	50	89	.241	.313	.407	.721		193	13	4	0	8	1		NCH · EL
2001	24	NYY-min	AA	139	603	520	114	167	43	4	31	97	10	4	73	101	.321	.410	.598	1.008		311	6	7	0	3	8		NCH · EL
2002	25	NYY-min	AAA	107	438	386	51	80	21	3	13	45	5	4	43	71	.207	.297	.378	.675		146	8	7	0	2	0		CLB · IL
2002	25	NYY	AL	7	13	13	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.538	.769	96	7	0	0	0	0	0	/97
2003	26	NYY-TEX-min	AAA	70	291	260	35	71	19	2	4	35	4	4	25	60	.273	.333	.408	.741		106	6	1	0	5	0		CLB,OKC · IL,PCL
2003	26	TEX	AL	30	84	73	12	15	2	0	1	4	0	1	8	18	.205	.298	.274	.572	47	20	2	2	0	1	0	9/D7
2004	27	DET-min	AAA	64	274	234	57	77	21	1	24	59	4	1	33	40	.329	.410	.735	1.145		172	5	2	1	4	3		TOL · IL
2004	27	DET	AL	61	184	165	24	42	12	0	10	33	0	1	16	42	.255	.326	.509	.835	119	84	3	2	0	1	0	79/D
2005	28	DET-min	AAA	73	314	265	53	90	18	3	22	56	4	1	41	59	.340	.427	.679	1.106		180	5	3	0	5	3		TOL · IL
2005	28	DET	AL	38	118	107	11	21	2	0	7	16	0	0	9	38	.196	.263	.411	.674	78	44	1	1	0	1	1	79/D
2006	29	DET	AL	110	390	348	61	89	20	2	26	60	1	1	37	92	.256	.333	.549	.882	123	191	0	4	0	1	0	7D/9
2007	30	DET-min	AAA	2	8	8	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.750	1.125		6	1	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2007	30	DET	AL	86	284	269	37	65	15	0	18	54	2	1	13	72	.242	.278	.498	.776	98	134	6	1	0	1	1	73/9D
2008	31	DET	AL	103	342	316	50	76	12	0	25	56	0	3	24	95	.241	.292	.516	.808	108	163	6	0	0	2	0	7D/39
2009	32	DET-min	AAA	12	54	49	6	12	0	0	2	6	0	0	5	14	.245	.315	.367	.682		18	2	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2009	32	DET	AL	87	294	258	33	65	11	1	13	36	0	2	29	72	.252	.323	.453	.777	101	117	5	1	0	6	2	D7/3
2010	33	NYY-min	AAA	4	15	15	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400		3	1	0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
2010	33	NYY	AL	82	237	212	22	61	7	0	12	33	0	0	19	61	.288	.350	.491	.841	122	104	3	3	0	3	0	D7/95
2011	34	LAD-min	AAA	6	19	17	3	3	1	0	2	4	0	0	2	4	.176	.263	.588	.851		10	0	0	0	0	0		ABQ · PCL
2011	34	LAD	NL	36	70	66	4	13	1	1	2	7	0	0	4	16	.197	.243	.333	.576	60	22	4	0	0	0	0	7/D
10 Yrs				640	2016	1827	256	450	83	4	115	301	3	9	159	510	.246	.309	.485	.794	105	886	30	14	0	16	4
162 Game Avg.				162	510	462	65	114	21	1	29	76	1	2	40	129	.246	.309	.485	.794	105	224	8	4	0	4	1

DET (6 yrs)				485	1612	1463	216	358	72	3	99	255	3	8	128	411	.245	.307	.501	.808	108	733	21	9	0	12	4
NYY (2 yrs)				89	250	225	24	64	8	0	13	35	0	0	19	65	.284	.344	.493	.837	120	111	3	3	0	3	0
LAD (1 yr)				36	70	66	4	13	1	1	2	7	0	0	4	16	.197	.243	.333	.576	60	22	4	0	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				30	84	73	12	15	2	0	1	4	0	1	8	18	.205	.298	.274	.572	47	20	2	2	0	1	0

AL (9 yrs)				604	1946	1761	252	437	82	3	113	294	3	9	155	494	.248	.311	.491	.802	107	864	26	14	0	16	4
NL (1 yr)				36	70	66	4	13	1	1	2	7	0	0	4	16	.197	.243	.333	.576	60	22	4	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Marcus Thames

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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